The 2012 WNBA season was the 16th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. Until the 2023 Season, this was last time the Mercury missed the playoffs. Transactions
WNBA draft The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2012 WNBA draft. Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country 1 6 Samantha Prahalis Ohio State 2 24 (from Minn.) C'eria Ricketts Arkansas 3 30 Christine Flores Missouri 3 33 (from Conn.) Amanda Johnson Oregon
Transaction log April 11, 2011: The Mercury acquired a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft from the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Tahnee Robinson's draft rights. January 12: The Mercury traded Temeka Johnson to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Andrea Riley. February 2: The Mercury acquired Alexis Hornbuckle from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2013 Draft. February 9: The Mercury signed Chastity Reed. February 28: The Mercury traded the 18th pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Charde Houston and the 24th pick in the 2012 Draft. April 11: The Mercury signed Zane Tamane and Brittney Thomas. April 13: The Mercury signed Dymond Simon. April 13: The Mercury announced Marie Ferdinand-Harris' retirement. April 26: The Mercury signed Avery Warley. May 2: The Mercury signed draft picks Christine Flores, Amanda Johnson, Samantha Prahalis, and C'eira Ricketts. May 3: The Mercury waived Brittney Thomas. May 8: The Mercury waived C'eira Ricketts and Christine Flores. May 16: The Mercury waived Chastity Reed, Dymond Simon, Krystal Thomas, and Amanda Johnson. May 25: The Mercury signed Krystal Thomas and waived Zane Tamane. June 2: The Mercury signed Andrea Riley. July 1: The Mercury waived Andrea Riley. July 5: The Mercury signed Lynetta Kizer to a seven-day contract.
Trades DateTradeJanuary 12, 2012To Phoenix MercuryTo Tulsa Shock Andrea Riley Temeka JohnsonFebruary 2, 2012To Phoenix MercuryTo Minnesota Lynx Alexis Hornbuckle Second-round pick in 2013 DraftFebruary 28, 2012To Phoenix MercuryTo Minnesota Lynx Charde Houston and the 24th pick in the 2012 Draft 18th pick in the 2012 Draft
Personnel changes
Additions
PlayerSignedFormer team Alexis Hornbuckle February 2, 2012 Minnesota Lynx Charde Houston February 28, 2012 Minnesota Lynx Samantha Prahalis April 16, 2012 draft pick Avery Warley April 26, 2012 free agent Lynetta Kizer July 5, 2012 free agent
Subtractions PlayerLeftNew team Temeka Johnson January 12, 2012 Tulsa Shock Sidney Spencer February 28, 2012 free agent Ketia Swanier March 1, 2012 Atlanta Dream Marie Ferdinand-Harris April 13, 2012 retired Alexis Gray-Lawson September 1, 2012 free agent
Roster
Depth Pos.StarterBench C Nakia Sanford Krystal ThomasLynetta Kizer PF Candice Dupree Avery Warley SF DeWanna Bonner Charde HoustonPenny Taylor SG Diana Taurasi PG Samantha Prahalis Alexis Hornbuckle
Season standings
Schedule
Preseason
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || Tue 8 || 10:00 || Japan || || 102-73 || Gray-Lawson (34) || TamaneWarley (13) || Prahalis (7) || US Airways Center 2,752 || 1-0
Regular season
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || Sun 20 || 12:30 || @ Minnesota || ABC || 83-105 || Houston (24) || Sanford (6) || Prahalis (6) || Target Center 12,611 || 0-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || Tue 22 || 8:00 || @ Tulsa || || 89-87 || Dupree (31) || Dupree (9) || Prahalis (7) || BOK Center 5,341 || 1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || Sat 26 || 10:00 || Los Angeles || FS-A+KDOC || 88-99 || Dupree (24) || Warley (9) || Taurasi (4) || US Airways Center 10,200 || 1-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || Thu 31 || 7:00 || @ Atlanta || FS-ASSO || 65-81 || Bonner (22) || Bonner (10) || Prahalis (6) || Philips Arena 4,887 || 1-3
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || Fri 1 || 8:00 || @ San Antonio || || 66-85 || BonnerDupree (17) || Dupree (10) || Prahalis (9) || AT&T Center 6,534 || 1-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || Sun 3 || 6:00 || Tulsa || || 79-72 || Bonner (23) || Bonner (13) || Prahalis (6) || US Airways Center 7,178 || 2-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || Fri 8 || 11:00 || @ Los Angeles || TWC101 || 74-90 || Houston (22) || BonnerGray-Lawson (6) || Prahalis (6) || Staples Center 11,198 || 2-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || Fri 15 || 10:00 || Minnesota || || 60-78 || Bonner (18) || Dupree (10) || Prahalis (4) || US Airways Center 7,394 || 2-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || Sun 17 || 4:00 || @ Tulsa || || 75-87 || Bonner (24) || Bonner (9) || Prahalis (6) || BOK Center 4,200 || 2-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || Wed 20 || 10:00 || Washington || || 80-77 || Bonner (19) || Warley (9) || BonnerPrahalis (3) || US Airways Center 5,751 || 3-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || Sat 23 || 8:00 || Los Angeles || ESPN || 84-93 || Bonner (24) || Thomas (11) || Prahalis (5) || US Airways Center 9,670 || 3-8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || Wed 27 || 8:00 || @ Minnesota || FS-A+ || 80-96 || Bonner (23) || BonnerWarley (7) || Prahalis (3) || Target Center 9,674 || 3-9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || Fri 29 || 8:30 || @ Chicago || CN100 || 84-81 || Bonner (27) || Thomas (11) || HoustonPrahalis (4) || Allstate Arena 5,488 || 4-9
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || Sun 1 || 4:00 || @ Washington || CSN-MA || 77-90 || Houston (26) || BonnerThomas (8) || Prahalis (5) || Verizon Center 10,789 || 4-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || Tue 3 || 8:00 || @ San Antonio || NBATV || 81-82 || Bonner (38) || BonnerThomas (8) || Prahalis (5) || AT&T Center 6,912 || 4-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || Sat 7 || 10:00 || Atlanta || || 93-100 (2OT) || Bonner (27) || Bonner (15) || HornbucklePrahalisThomas (4) || US Airways Center 7,948 || 4-12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || Sun 8 || 9:00 || @ Seattle || || 68-83 || Bonner (12) || Warley (13) || Bonner (3) || KeyArena 8,639 || 4-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || Tue 10 || 3:30 || Los Angeles || FS-A || 71-90 || BonnerPrahalis (14) || 5 players (7) || Hornbuckle (3) || US Airways Center 9,336 || 4-14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || Fri 13 || 10:00 || Seattle || || 64-83 || Bonner (18) || Hornbuckle (8) || Hornbuckle (5) || US Airways Center 7,647 || 4-15 |- | colspan="11" align="center" valign="middle" | Summer Olympic break
| colspan="11" align="center" valign="middle" | Summer Olympic break |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || Thu 16 || 10:00 || @ Seattle || KONG || 58-72 || Prahalis (15) || Thomas (11) || Bonner (4) || KeyArena 6,987 || 4-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || Sun 19 || 6:00 || San Antonio || FS-AFS-SW || 47-89 || Hornbuckle (11) || HornbuckleThomas (7) || Prahalis (4) || US Airways Center 10,656 || 4-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || Thu 23 || 10:00 || New York || || 77-89 || Bonner (34) || Thomas (14) || Prahalis (4) || US Airways Center 7.039 || 4-18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || Sat 25 || 10:00 || Indiana || || 72-85 || Taurasi (19) || BonnerThomasWarley (9) || BonnerTaurasi (3) || US Airways Center 9,079 || 4-19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || Thu 30 || 10:00 || @ Seattle || KONG || 75-68 || Bonner (24) || Bonner (11) || Prahalis (6) || KeyArena 6,379 || 5-19
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || Sat 1 || 10:00 || San Antonio || NBATV || 94-90 || Taurasi (25) || Bonner (9) || Prahalis (5) || US Airways Center 5,964 || 6-19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || Wed 5 || 7:00 || @ New York || NBATVMSG || 59-87 || Bonner (20) || HornbuckleGilbreath (7) || Hornbuckle (5) || Prudential Center 4,732 || 6-20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || Fri 7 || 7:00 || @ Connecticut || CPTV-S || 91-82 || Bonner (35) || Thomas (16) || Hornbuckle (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena 8,379 || 7-20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || Sun 9 || 6:00 || @ Indiana || NBATVFS-A+FS-I || 83-89 || Bonner (23) || Hornbuckle (9) || Bonner (5) || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,971 || 7-21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || Wed 12 || 10:00 || Connecticut || ESPN2CPTV-S || 78-100 || Bonner (24) || Bonner (10) || Simon (4) || US Airways Center 5,421 || 7-22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || Fri 14 || 10:00 || Tulsa || || 84-92 || Kizer (19) || Thomas (11) || Simon (6) || US Airways Center 6,719 || 7-23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || Sun 16 || 6:00 || Chicago || NBATVCN100 || 55-86 || Houston (15) || Thomas (13) || Houston (3) || US Airways Center 8,044 || 7-24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || Tue 18 || 10:30 || @ Los Angeles || NBATVTWC101 || 76-101 || Bonner (23) || Thomas (11) || Bonner (6) || Staples Center 8,579 || 7-25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || Fri 21 || 10:00 || Minnesota || NBATVFS-A+ || 66-89 || Bonner (17) || Thomas (11) || Prahalis (8) || US Airways Center 7,217 || 7-26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || Sun 23 || 3:00 || Seattle || ESPN2 || 57-71 || Bonner (13) || Thomas (18) || Prahalis (6) || US Airways Center 7,576 || 7-27
| All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com
Statistics
Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Awards and honors
References
External links